| 04148: Calcite and Opal-AN - $40 Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah Cabinet - 10.9 x 6.5 x 2.6 cm 147 grams Fluorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A large, admittedly unassuming plate
of opaque, lenticular calcite crystals partially coated
with, and included by, colorless, botryoidal opal-AN. The
opal glows a brilliant neon green under both longwave UV
(blacklight) and shortwave UV. Calcite and opal-AN are
both rare at the locality (or at least rarely collected)
and this is a significant specimen for both species at the
locality: Of the 305 Topaz Mountain specimen photos at
Mindat, none include calcite and only four include opal-AN. I
collected this specimen in September of 2004.
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